Community Disaster Resilience Zones
Community Disaster Resilience Zones (CDRZ, pronounced ‘cee-dars’) is a designation program by FEMA to direct federal, public and private resources to the most at-risk and in-need jurisdictions and build resilience. Read more
FEMA’s Benefit-Cost Analysis
Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) is a method that determines the future risk reduction benefits of a hazard mitigation project and compares those benefits to its costs. This website has guidance for … Read more
Hazard Mitigation Planning Guidance
Guidance and regulations from FEMA about writing a hazard mitigation plan. Read more
Promoting Nature-Based Hazard Mitigation Through FEMA Mitigation Grants
The Nature Conservancy’s 2021 Guidebook for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grants. Read more
Application Support Materials for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
FEMA provides support materials to better support communities and provide detailed information on how to submit a complete and eligible application for funding. The goal of the application support materials … Read more
Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program
The Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program allows FEMA to fund capitalization grants to establish revolving loan funds for direct hazard mitigation assistance to local governments to reduce risk … Read more
BRIC Sub-Program: Direct Technical Assistance (DTA)
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Sub-Program: Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) provides support and/or connects communities to experienced mentors for project or application-specific needs and community-wide resilience needs for … Read more
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program aims to shift funding away from reactive post-disaster recovery to pro-active investment in community resilience and pre-disaster mitigation activities. Eligible grantees may … Read more
Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Current (Swift Current)
This program provides funding to mitigate flood-related disaster impacts on buildings insured through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Swift Current started as a pilot program in FY22 and initially … Read more
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant
The Flood Mitigation Assistance grant is a competitive grant program providing funding to states, local communities, federally recognized tribes, and territories for projects to reduce or eliminate risk of repetitive … Read more
